VTA meeting

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will hold a community meeting Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. to discuss the most recent draft of the VTA’s new service plan, which is set to launch in preparation for BART service to Santa Clara County.

The meeting will be held at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 150 E. San Fernando St. Maps of the VTA service changes can be found online at newtransitplan.vta.org.

Move It Week

Next week, Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose will help local kids find their groove. During the museum’s “Kids Like to Move It Week,” in keeping with its focus on preventing childhood obesity, the museum will host classes and activities with local dance teachers, fitness instructors and sports teams—including the San Jose Sharks and Giants.

Clean Energy meetings

This month marked the start of San Jose Clean Energy’s run as the city’s official electricity provider. SJCE will generate clean power for local business and residential buildings while PG&E will continue to distribute electricity, bill for the service and maintain the local power infrastructure.

Residents can learn more about SJCE’s opt-out program at community meetings. English speakers can attend the Feb. 21 meeting at 6 p.m. at Bascom Community Center or the March 6 meeting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Vietnamese speakers can attend the Feb. 23 meeting at 10 a.m. at the Vietnamese American Community Center, and Spanish speakers can attend the Feb. 23 meeting at 3 p.m. at the Mexican Heritage Plaza.

Neighborhood Notes

WILLOW GLEN>> At its most recent meeting, the San Jose Historic Landmarks Commission reviewed a bid to designate three units in the Fairglen Addition Subdivision as historical assets to the community. The units, designed by Joseph Eichler, represent the architectural and development patterns of San Jose in the mid-20th century. The commission will provide San Jose City Council with its assessments.

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